Opening Prayer: O Lord, thank you that you rejoice over us
with gladness because of your Son, our Savior, Jesus. Quiet us, this day, with your love, O Lord,
that we may hear the song of affection that you sing constantly over us. Thank you that one day you will gather us and
bring us home, that we might hear that song from your very lips for all
eternity. Amen.
Scripture: Zephaniah 3:14-20
Journal: What do you think about a God who would sing over
you? Do you believe you are worth being
sung over? Do you believe that you bring
deep joy to the heart of God? Do you
believe that he desires to spend all of eternity rejoicing over you in happy
song?
Reflection:
There are many great pictures of God’s great
affection for us in the Bible, but maybe none sweeter than the one in Zephaniah
3:16-17. It tells us that God is so
delighted to be in relationship with us that it brings a song to his lips and
joy to His heart. Is that not
INCREDIBLE! The God of the universe is
so pleased that we have come home to him that he bursts into song. Eugene Peterson said it so well in The
Message:
“Cheer
up! Don’t be afraid! For the Lord your God
has
arrived to live among you. He is a
mighty savior.
He will
rejoice over you with great gladness.
With his
love, he
will calm all your fears. He will exult
over
you by
singing a happy song.” (Zephaniah 3:16-17)
Knowing him and following him is a
lifelong process—one that is not easy and will not make all of our problems go
away. But it is, nonetheless, a process
that offers us a real, loving, intimate relationship with the Living God—one
that will bring a richness and a peace, a fullness and a depth to our lives
that we never imagined. One that is a
foreshadowing, a tiny taste, of what it will be like for all eternity. (Beginnings
by Jim Branch)
Prayers
Closing Prayer: Lord God, give me ears to hear your heavenly
song, that it might so capture me with love for you that it changes everything
about the way I live my life, both in this world and the next. Amen.
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